when 与 while 的区别 {#blank#}1{#/blank#}表示"当……时候",既指时间点,又指一段时间,when 引导的时间状语从句中的动词可以是终止性的也可以是延续性的。
When the teacher came in, the students were talking.
When she arrives, I'll call you.
{#blank#}2{#/blank#}表示"当……时候",仅指一段时间,从句中的动作必须是延续性的,一般强调主从句的动作同时发生, while还可以作并列连词,意为"而、却",表示对比关系。
Lisa was singing while her mother was playing the piano.
Tom is strong while his younger brother is week.